“Moments in time when the world is changing bring out the best and the worst in people.” ― Tan Twan Eng Forgive me if I am a little groggy today. We are in the midst of our first varsity… Read More ›
Month: March 2025
Observations from the Edge of the Thunderdome
“Their relationship had become like the river – smooth and constant, but sluggish, opaque. They were standing on opposite banks, watching it go by. He dared not interrupt it – smash its calm, swim across – for fear of forcing… Read More ›
Upon Further Assessment
“It’s an odd thing but when you tell someone the true facts of a mythical tale they are indignant not with the teller but with you. They don’t want to have their ideas upset. It rouses some vague uneasiness in… Read More ›
The Case of the Disappearing Deputy Education Secretary
“I penetrated the outer cell membrane with a nanosyringe.” “You poked it with a stick?” “No!” I said. “Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.” ― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary Sometimes, the… Read More ›
Counter Intuitive, or Something Like That
“I don’t consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.” ― Leonard Cohen When my kids reached about nine years of age,… Read More ›
Jelly Roll in the House.
“Random acts of kindness were certainly scarce in this place and sometimes came from the most unexpected source.” ― Kathryn Hughes, The Key I continually watch the aftermath of the shooting incident at Antioch High School with a sense… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 